Awaiting decisionApartmentsDecided 8 December 2020

Capel Site, Pelletstown, Ashtown, Dublin 15

Amendments to a permitted apartment block in Pelletstown to increase the unit count from 76 to 125 apartments.

3558/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 October 2020

Reference: 3558/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 14 October 2020

Summary

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The proposed development seeks minor amendments to a previously permitted scheme at the Capel site. It involves the reconfiguration and extension of floorplates in Block H1, resulting in an additional 49 apartments to bring the block total to 125 units.

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Residential units: 49
Floor area: 14,464 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at a site (c. 5.1 ha) known as 'capel' site pelletstown, ashtown, dublin
The site is bounded generally by rathborne avenue to the north, the royal canal to the south, rathborne avenue and ashtown village centre to the west and existing residential development adjoining rathborne drive and royal canal way to the east, at pelletstown, ashtown, dublin
Permission is sought for the following proposed development consisting of minor amendments to the development permitted on this site under dcc reg. Ref 3666/15 (abp reg. Ref. Pl29n. 246373), as amended by dcc reg. Ref. 2596/20, comprising the following:-
Reconfiguration and extension of floorplates with associated building elevational changes to permitted block h1 to provide 97no. New apartment types (an increase of 49no. Units to block h1 as permitted). This results in an increase from a total of 76no. Permitted apartments to a total of 125no. Apartments in block h1. The proposed dwelling mix comprises 21 no. 1-bed units, 94 no. 2-bed units, 10 no. 3-bed units. The modifications to block h1 result in a gross floor area of c. 14,464 sq. M (an overall increase in gross floor area by c. 2,830 sq. M)
Proposed amendments include an increase in the height of block h1, which ranges from 4 to 5 storeys as permitted, to 5 storeys
Amendments to permitted undercroft car parking area including the removal of floor area (c. 812 sq. M) and associated car parking (41no. Spaces) beneath the central area of open space connecting block h1 and block h2. Reconfiguration of the layout of the remainder of the undercroft car parking area beneath block h1 including relocation of bin and bicycle storage and plant layout
Provision of additional 32no. Bicycle parking spaces (increase from 100no. To 132no. Spaces), additional 5no. Cargo bike parking spaces and 12no. Motorcycle parking spaces
Minor amendment to alignment of vehicular access to undercroft at northern elevation of block h1
Reconfiguration of resident’s communal open space comprising removal of communal open space immediately to the north of block h1 and at podium level (c. 884 sq. M), and immediately south of block h1 (586 sq. M) and creation of new communal open space at roof level (c. 669.5 sq. M) of block h1 and revised landscaping to communal open space (c. 195 sq. M) at ground level at the north west of block h1
Revised landscape design of the public open space (overall increase in public open space of 1,045 sq. M) including adjustments to the design layout, topography, gradients, provision of amenity and planting associated with the central open space between blocks h1, h2 and the royal canal
Overall reduction in car parking spaces from 539no. Spaces as permitted, to 480no. Spaces across the development as a whole, consequent to amendments to the undercroft level and reconfiguration of car parking layout at block h1.3no of these car parking spaces comprise car sharing club spaces
All associated and ancillary site development works, landscaping works and boundary treatment works
The scheme is as otherwise permitted under dcc reg. Ref. 3666/15 (abp ref. Pl29n. 246373)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 13 October 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 May 2023.

Notified floor area: 102.8 m²

12 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 Rathborne Lawns, Rathborne Boulevard, Ashtown	Jun 2026	€620,000	67 m
1e Rathborne Way, Ashtown, Dublin 15	Jul 2025	€300,000	110 m
17 Rathborne Ave, Ashtown, Dublin 15	Nov 2025	€385,000	117 m
6 Rathborne Row, Rathborne Boulevard, Ashtown	Jul 2026	€625,000	119 m
8 Rathborne Way, Ashtown, Dublin 15	Mar 2025	€465,000	135 m
1a Rathborne Close, Ashtown, Dublin 15	Feb 2025	€255,000	139 m
Apt 20, Royal Canal Court, Ashtown Dublin 15	Apr 2025	€290,000	157 m
130 Royal Canal Court, Ashtown, Dublin 15	Sept 2025	€330,000	157 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

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Application received14 October 2020
Decision due8 December 2020
Decision issued8 December 2020

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